Flyer



DeC. 25, 1934.

w. T. MUNSON 1,985,666

FLYER Filed Feb. 21, 1934 Patented Dec. 25, 1934 (UNITED: STATES Willard '1'. Munson, Dunmore, Par, assignorto Henry E. Collinsand Albert, B. Collins, both ,of i ScrantonQPa copartners, doing business under name and style of Collins Supply &- Equipment Application February 21, 1934, Serial. N0.-712,394'

7 Claims.

rangement of b'ushing is provided for. enabling the fiyer tobeifirmly secured up'on'satapering or straightspin'dle at any desired pointalong'ithe axis thereof. i

A- further object of? the invention-resides in a 'novelif'ormof'rubber andrmetal'sbushmgsin connection with "themounting'of the same in the flyer block, toth'e end: that these parts may be assembled" and" disassembled as many times as may be required tosubstitutenew bushings whenever: the-same 'becomeworn without requiringtthe entire'bIock tobe replaced. a

With the foregoing and othenobjectsin View, the inventicn :will be more :runy described r hereinafter, and will-"he more particularlypointed out in the claims appended heretoi In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to i like or'correspon'ding parts throughout the; several 7 views,

nally'through the'improved'iflyer on the line3 -3 in Eigure'i2.

Figure" 4 isa cross section taken-on the line 44, also in Figurefziand Figure 5'is axgroup' view 0f the various part in:disassembledrposition; V

Referring more particularly to thevdrawing; 6 representsia rubber "bushing iliaving' an internal bore preferably-"tapering, :asi intlicatedvin- Figure l 4', for' thei purpose of gripping) a) straight or tape'red spindle 7. Theboreoffithe rbushingis formed with? longitudinal grooves r 8 :separated by gripping ribs "9 having inner:grippingrsurfacesof substantial. extent" bothwlongitudinally and circumferentially to take tightly against the cylindricallor conical surface 'of the. spindle '7. i

The bushing: 6 I at its ends-:isiprovided with out- Wardly" extending :lflanges-i 10, such flanges i being for the purpose of holding the assembly-together. Phe flanges, (being of rubber, 01"Uth81filsuit5b18 elastic or resilient material; fwill admit :of being compressediwh'en the "brass or metahbushing 11 forced onto the rubberbushingxfir The metallic bush 11 is cylindrical in general form and may be m'ade'irom brass-,i'steel, alloy or other metal with a permanent outstanding flange 12 at one end-.and a separate flange 13 at its-other' end. The opening through the separate fiange:.l3',is .of thecsame diameter as the opening through the cylindrical bush '1 1 'so'that the removable flange 13 will engage againstithe flangeless end of #the metallic bushll; the end of the'bush 11 thus acting as a stop or abutment for the removable flange "13, preventing the flange 13 from being forced by "the rubber flange ,against' the Ifiyer blockewhich =lSl indicated generally; at 114.

This flyer block 14' may be'of phenoliccondensation product, such as Bakelite, or a'metal if: desired, whichmetal will be ofa difierent character and' composition from .the bush 11 owing to :the 1 fact that it would not "be advisable to make :the two: parts that rotate relatively to one anotherxofthe samematerial. Preferably tliediyervblock 14-will .be-made otphenolic con- 'densation product, suchas Bakelite; impregnated' with graphite to be self-lubricating.

. 1 At one side of'theflyer. block 14 a permanent post-15 which maybe molded inzone' piece with therbody 'of the flyer block-14;;orcast or otherwise formed thereon; *At' the'other side of'the flyer block is a removable pin r16. This'pin may: be: of steel or other suitablematerial'forined with' an annular grooved? to receivetthe flyerzwires. This groove 17 is in the intermediate portionof the pin. Toward thehead side of: the :pin is an enthis'side 'of the groove 17. 'Therer-isalso a shoulder 19 atrthe opposite, side of :the groove 17 and outwardly'beyond the shoulder 19 is a reduced trunnion 20 adapted to fit into an opening-21 made in the flyerblock to rather:- snugly receive the same. 1

Theflyerwires are twoin number. 'One wire has the semi-circular intermediate portion: 22

with the arms23and24. The arm123 carriesan eye 25 while the arm 24 hasa downwardly projectingi extension portion 26 carrying an eye. 2'7. T The other wire, has an intermediate cylindrical 'portion- 28 with arms 29-and*30 extendingcoif therefrom, the arm-30 having an-eyer3 1,and'the arm 29-having a downward'extension'32=carry ing an eye33. The semi-circular portions 22 and 28::fit opposite directions about-the flyer block and are held in grooves 34-thereof. The wiresare; crossed about the permanent pin, or lug 15 and are also crossed upon the pin 16, the-wires engaging in the groove 17 thereof and serving to hold 'the pin 'inthezopening-2l. i

'I'heuarms Zrkand 3,0: may be spread apart to move the wires out of the groove 17, whereupon larged shank portionlB forming a shoulder 'at expansion.

'of' the same.

the pin 16 may be lifted out of the opening 21 and disengaged from the flyer block. Thereupon the semi-circular portions 22 and 28 may be swung out radially from the groove 34 of the flyer block and thence disengaged from the permanent pin or lug ,15, In this way a new set of flyer wires may be readily replaced, first crossing the arms 23 and 29 upon the permanent pin or lug vl5, after which the semi-circular intermediate parts ,of.

the wires are brought together into the groove 34. The ends 24 and 30 being crossed and sprung apart in the fingers, the detachable pin 16 may be reinserted in the opening 21.. When the arms 24 and 30 are released, the inherent resiliency of the same will cause them to come together into the groove 1'7. The wires will thus hold the pin from escaping from the flyer block but the arrangement is such as to permit easy detachment of the pins and the wires.

When, during the rapid rotation in use of the flyer, contact is accidentally made with the wires,

'as by the arm of the workman; the shock coming on either wire arm 24 and 30 which engage about the pin will have a tendency to lock the flyer wires tighter about the pin rather than causing their disengagement from the pin and removal from the block.

The rubber bushing can be pushed up or down on any part of the spindle '7 and will at all points grip the spindle tightly due'to its inherent resiliency. Moreover such rubber housing will not become sprung like a split metal sleeve, but the elasticity of the rubber will be retained for a long space of time and the rubber will always grip no matter where placed. This rubber bushing elimihates the common practice of'using a mill nut for holding the flyer on the spindle. In applying the rubber bushing down upon the spindle the gripping surfaces of the ribs 9 will engage the spindle and as'the bushing is pushed downwardly onto the tapered spindle the ribs 9 will tend to spaces or grooves 8 allow'proper room' for such "Of course the ribs 9 will also be forced radially outward against the surrounding mass of rubber in the bushing 6, thus exerting great elastic pressure. This elastic pressure reacts against the metallic bush 11 and the stress and strain set up in the resilient mass will result in the ribs very tightly gripping the spindle as is necessary because of the high rotational speeds When the flyer is struck while in rotation there is a tendency to stop the flyer while the spindle 7*continues to rotate and this results in uneven shock or tension on the flyer. This shock will be absorbed by reason of the ribs 9 being I forced circumferentially into the grooves 8 and the rib construction is such that there will be a circumferential or rotational resiliency to a high degree in the device; i r

In assembling the device, the metallic bush 11 is inserted in the opening in the flyer block" 14 and the detachable flange 13 placed againstthe other'sideof the flyer block and metallic bush 11. The rubber bushing 6 is thereupon forced through the opening in the metallic bush 11, one of the flanges 10 being contracted for this purpose. This flange will automatically expand again as soon as it arrives upon the other side of the metallic bush 11. The purpose of the separable flange 13' is to enable disassembly of the metallic bush 11 and flyer block so that either may be replaced when worn. The flyer can thus be disassembled, parts renewed and put back, to

gether at the mill without sending the flyer back to the factory.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:-

1. An improved flyer comprising a block, wires carried by the block, a resilient bushing through the block having a bore therethrough with longitudinal 'circumferentially spaced grooves communicating with the bore and ribs between the grooves having inner surfacesfor engaging the spindle.

2. An improved flyer comprising a block, wires carried by said block, a metallic bush through said block, and a resilient bushing having resilient outstanding flanges at its ends for being compressed to force the rubber bushing through the metallic bush.

3. An improved flyer comprising a block, wires carried by the block, a metallic bush having an outstanding flange at one end for engaging against the block at one side and having a cylindrical portion for extending through the block, a detachable metallic flange for the bush engaging at the opposite side .of the block, and a resilient "bushing having outwardly extending flanges at its ends for being forced through the bushing and said detachable flange, said resilient bushing having an opening to receive the spindle.

4. An improved flyer comprising a block having an abutment at one end and an opening at the other end, flyer wires engaging said abutment, and a pin for detachable engagement in the opening having a groove to receive the fiyer wires.

5. An improved flyer comprising a block having an abutment at one side and an opening at the other side with .a grooved intermediate portion,

a pair of flyer wires having semi-circular intermediate portions engaging in the grooved part of the block and having at one side resilient arms crossed upon said abutment and at the other side another pair of crossed resilient arms, and a detachable pin having a grooved portion on which the last mentioned crossed arms are adapted to resiliently close, said pin having a trunnion for removably fitting in the opening and being locked thereinby the resilient engagement of the arms in said groove.

6. An improved flyer comprising a block having an intermediate grooved portion and an abutment at one side, resilient flyer wires having intermediate portions-engaged removably with the grooved part of the block, said wires having resilient ends crossed upon said abutment, said flyer wires further having resilient crossed ends 'at'the opposite side from said abutment, and means detachably engaging the block and said last mentioned arms for holding the flyer wires detachably upon the block.v

7. An' improved flyer comprising a flyer block, wires carried thereby, a bushing removably received through said block and having resilient flanges at its end portions outstanding from the intermediate portion of the bushing to lie against opposite faces of said block, said resilient flanges being compressible to permit removal and insertion of the bushing through the block.

WILLARD T. MUNSON. 

